Brake pipe continuity valve system

In a railway train having an air brake pipe line at a predetermined air brake line pressure and an end-of-train monitoring device mounted on a last vehicle of the train and coupled to said air brake pipe line for sensing and monitoring the air brake line pressure of the train and the presence of the last vehicle and permitting brakes to be normally operated at a lead locomotive of the train, a valve system for coupling the air brake line pressure of the train with an air brake line of a pusher locomotive to facilitate normal operation of the brakes at the lead locomotive, the valve system comprising a valve housing coupled to said air brake pipe line, said valve housing also being coupled to an air brake pipe hose of the pusher locomotive, a valve in said housing for blocking communication between said air brake pipe line and said air brake pipe hose in a closed position of said valve, said valve being manually movable within said housing to an open position establishing communication between said air brake pipe line and said air brake pipe hose, whereby normal operation of the brakes at the lead locomotive of the train is facilitated without the need for removing the end-of-train device from the last vehicle and without the need for uncoupling the device from said air brake pipe line.